Biore UV Perfect Milk for sensitive skin
Octocrylene
Avobenzone
Homosalate
Octinoxate
Titanium DioxideAverage
- HighNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for sensitive skin; other sunscreens fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with sensitive skin: redness, stinging, and reactions to new products. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Suitable for normal skin, this product offers moderate UV protection with zinc oxide and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, which are beneficial for sun defense but do not directly address your redness and irritation.
- While the formula provides general hydration and cleansing, ingredients like alcohol may not be ideal for sensitive skin, and the primary benefits are not targeted towards your specific concerns.
- The product is safe for your sensitive skin as it lacks prohibited or harsh ingredients, ensuring no risks of irritation.
How to apply
- Apply this sunscreen during your AM routine every morning. Reapply every two hours if you are staying outdoors under direct sunlight.
- Order in routine: apply the sunscreen as the final step after your moisturizer and before applying makeup.
- Application method: gently press a nickel-sized amount over your face and neck without harsh rubbing.
- Skin condition guidance: apply the sunscreen directly onto dry skin for even coverage and reliable sun protection.
- Safety note: avoid direct contact with your eyes and do a patch test before first use to check for sensitivity.
People Say
★4.5Overall rating based on 100+ reviewsThis sunscreen is highly praised for its matte, powdery finish and excellent oil control, making it a favorite for oily and acne-prone skin. It also offers a lightweight, quick-absorbing texture and performs well as a makeup primer and water-resistant option. However, users with dry or sensitive skin report it can be too drying, and those with deeper skin tones frequently experience a noticeable white cast.
Highlights
Matte Finish Mostly Mentioned
- “Dries instantly”
- “powdery feel”
- “no sticky residue”
Lightweight Texture Often Mentioned
- “Runny milk consistency”
- “feels weightless”
- “absorbs quickly”
Oil Control Often Mentioned
- “Keeps shine away”
- “mattifies T-zone”
- “prevents grease”
Drying Effect Often Mentioned
- “High alcohol content”
- “clings to dry patches”
- “dehydrates skin”
White Cast Often Mentioned
- “Leaves pale film”
- “ghostly appearance”
- “not dark-skin friendly”
Makeup Primer Sometimes Noted
- “Smooths skin texture”
- “prevents makeup sliding”
- “acts as base”
Water/Sweat Resistant Sometimes Noted
- “Stays on during swimming”
- “survives humidity”
- “doesn't melt”
Small Quantity Sometimes Noted
- “Tiny 40ml bottle”
- “runs out fast”
- “expensive per ml”
Strong Scent Sometimes Noted
- “Smells like alcohol”
- “chemical fragrance”
- “stings eyes”
Hard to Remove Rarely Noted
- “Requires double cleansing”
- “needs oil cleanser”
- “water-resistant residue”
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Questions and answers
How well does Biore UV Perfect Milk work for sensitive skin?
This product is safe for sensitive skin as it lacks harsh ingredients, though components like alcohol may not be ideal and it does not directly address redness and irritation. Sunscreens for sensitive skin need to be specifically formulated with soothing properties to calm irritation.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025
Which ingredients make this sunscreen a good fit for sensitive skin?
This sunscreen relies on zinc oxide and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate to provide sun defense, though it lacks targeted ingredients for redness and irritation. Sunscreens that fit sensitive skin better need soothing properties and high-quality ingredients that calm irritation while offering gentle sun protection.
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2013Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2008
What does Octocrylene do for sensitive skin?
Octocrylene is a common UV filter that protects skin from the sun, but it may cause irritation or allergic reactions in sensitive skin. Because it can act as a sensitizer for some people, sensitive skin types may need gentle mineral-based sunscreens with soothing ingredients like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide instead.
What does Avobenzone do for sensitive skin?
Avobenzone helps protect sensitive skin from UV rays, though it may cause irritation or allergic reactions in some individuals. Chemical sunscreens containing avobenzone generally show minimal risks of skin irritation and sensitization in human subjects.
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2009Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025
Where does it go in a skincare routine for sensitive skin?
This product goes in the morning routine as your moisturizing sunscreen after cleansing and applying a soothing toner. Because this sunscreen lacks targeted ingredients for redness and irritation, sensitive skin needs a product that includes soothing agents and calming plant extracts to keep skin comfortable.
Can I use this sunscreen with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this sunscreen in the morning as the last step after your retinol routine has dried. While it is safe for your skin, it lacks soothing ingredients like ceramides or licochalcone A that help calm redness and irritation.
How often should I use it?
You can use this sunscreen every morning as part of your daily sun protection routine. It is safe for sensitive skin as it lacks harsh ingredients, though a product of this type for your skin needs added soothing ingredients to calm redness and irritation.
Can this sunscreen clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for sensitive skin?
This sunscreen is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on sensitive skin as it lacks harsh ingredients, though its alcohol content may cause dryness. To better suit sensitive skin, a product of this type needs soothing ingredients and a formula free of drying alcohols to help calm redness and irritation.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no fragrance and contains drying alcohol (alcohol).
What the research says
Liposomal encapsulation of octyl methoxycinnamate increases its safety, skin affinity, and in vivo solar photoprotection factor while slowing its release and enhancing retention in the stratum corneum compared to a conventional formulation.
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2013Multilamellar liposomes containing octyl methoxycinnamate increased stratum corneum accumulation and reduced deeper skin penetration compared to conventional emulsions and small unilamellar liposomes in six volunteers, resulting in a slightly better sun protection factor.
Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2008Para-hydroxycinnamic acid alone or combined with niacinamide significantly mitigates ultraviolet-induced erythema, barrier disruption, and surface inflammatory biomarkers in female panelists compared to placebo and octinoxate.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025Chemical sunscreens containing avobenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, and octisalate showed no to minimal risks of dermal irritation, sensitization, photo-allergy, and photo-irritation in human subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate can be used safely in cosmetic formulations at concentrations up to 5%, and Benzyl Alcohol is safe up to 10% in hair dyes, despite causing nonimmunologic contact reactions.
International Journal of Toxicology, 2001Incorporating rosmarinic acid into sunscreens enhanced the in vivo SPF of octocrylene by over 157% and reduced lipid peroxidation in the human stratum corneum.
Antioxidants, 2025The application of a sunscreen formulation containing ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, methyl anthranilate, and octocrylene does not significantly affect critical acne-related species such as Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis, refuting the induction of facial dysbiosis in men.
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024Early application of sunscreen after ablative fractional skin resurfacing significantly increased the sensitization rate of the UV-filter, octocrylene, and the sunscreen compared to intact skin.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2015Encapsulation of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane in lipid microparticles significantly reduced their in vivo human skin penetration compared to nonencapsulated filters.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2011Microencapsulation of the BMDBM/HP-beta-CD complex in lipid microparticles significantly decreased the percutaneous penetration of the UV filter into the stratum corneum of human volunteers compared to the non-encapsulated sunscreen agent.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2011Following human skin application of an O/W emulsion containing 2% BMDBM loaded in lipospheres, 15% of the sunscreen accumulated in the uppermost layers of the stratum corneum without remarkably modifying skin permeation compared to unencapsulated sunscreen.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2008Dermal application of a sunscreen containing 10% homosalate in four volunteers resulted in delayed elimination with terminal half-times around 24 h and a bioavailability of cis-homosalate a factor of 2 lower than trans-homosalate, while metabolite ratios supported using oral-route urinary excretion fractions for dermal exposure assessments.
Archives of Toxicology, 2024Homosalate exhibited the highest permeation among tested filters with a relative permeability rate of 4.2% and a depth of 60 um, and specific thickeners and emulsifiers successfully reduced its permeation without inhibiting the skin permeation of niacinamide.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2026An online-SPE-LC-MS/MS method successfully quantified specific urinary homosalate metabolites for up to 96 hours after dermal sunscreen application in a volunteer and detected metabolites exclusively in three German pilot participants who had used sunscreen within five days.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2021Replacing 20% of the chemical UV filter octyl methoxycinnamate with urucum oil in solid lipid nanoparticles maintained the skin protection factor without inducing toxic responses or significant skin penetration in human volunteers.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2018The difference in dermatotoxicokinetic parameters between trans-EHMC and cis-EHMC isomers was not statistically significant when applied to the forearm skin of two volunteers.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2017The EHMC-pEDGMA microgel provided sufficient UV protection while exhibiting limited dermal absorption and no skin irritation.
Gels, 2024Microfine titanium dioxide does not penetrate human skin when formulated in an oil-in-water emulsion with the pigment dispersed in the aqueous phase, compared to oily dispersions and liposomal encapsulation which allow deeper skin penetration.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2000Replacing microsized titanium dioxide and zinc oxide with nanoparticles in sunscreens eliminates opaqueness and alters UV protection balance while inducing (photo)cyto- and genotoxicity and penetrating viable skin layers during long-term exposures.
Nanotechnology, Science and Applications, 2011Microfine zinc oxide and titanium dioxide do not penetrate the stratum corneum of porcine skin in vitro, indicating that their use in sunscreens does not pose a health risk from internal exposure.
Toxicology in Vitro, 2006
Ingredients
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Zinc Oxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Dimethicone, Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Chloride, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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